Ministry of Transportation: In the first half of the year, the cross-regional passenger flow reached 34.17 billion person-times, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%.

On July 22, the Ministry of Transport released the economic operation of transportation in the first half of 2026. In the first half of the year, the overall economic operation of transportation was stable, with key indicators showing growth. The volume of commercial freight, port cargo throughput, and inter-regional passenger flow continued to increase. In terms of inter-regional passenger flow, a total of 34.17 billion person-times were completed in the first half of the year, an increase of 1.2% year-on-year, with a 0.1% increase in the second quarter. By mode of transportation, the completion of road passenger flow was 31.32 billion person-times, a 0.9% increase year-on-year, while waterway passenger volume was 130 million person-times, a 4.3% increase year-on-year. The text also discusses the completion of commercial freight volume, port cargo throughput, and investment in transportation fixed assets in the first half of the year.